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H.R. 5439 119th Congress House

Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program to test a payment and service delivery model und… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program to test a payment and service delivery model under part A of Medicare to improve clinical health outcomes and reduce the rate of readmissions of certain individuals.

Introduced: September 17, 2025 Introduced by: James P. McGovern Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Sep 16, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
Sep 16, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 17, 2025
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4374-4375)
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced in House
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.

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 Cosponsors 36
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Randall, Emily
Washington · Oct 13, 2026
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Oct 1, 2026
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Sep 10, 2026
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Sep 10, 2026
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Dexter, Maxine
Oregon · Sep 8, 2026
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 20, 2026
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Jun 23, 2026
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 23, 2026
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Jun 23, 2026
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 8, 2026
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Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jun 8, 2026
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jun 3, 2026
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Apr 27, 2026
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 12, 2026
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 2, 2026
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Dec 15, 2025
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Thompson, Mike
California · Dec 15, 2025
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Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 1, 2025
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 1, 2025
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 1, 2025
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Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 20, 2025
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Nov 20, 2025
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Nov 19, 2025
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Nov 18, 2025
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
California · Nov 18, 2025
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Nov 18, 2025
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 31, 2025
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 31, 2025
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Oct 10, 2025
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Kennedy, Timothy M.
New York · Oct 10, 2025
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 3, 2025
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 3, 2025
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 17, 2025
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 17, 2025
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Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Sep 17, 2025
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 17, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5439: Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5439/
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"H.R. 5439: Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5439/.
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H.R. 5439, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5439/.
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